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Criminal Justice/Prosecution

Pax­ton Secures 18-year Prison Sen­tence for Dan­ger­ous Repeat Sex Offender

The efforts of Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Prosecution Division have led to repeat sex offender Daniel Barbosa, 37, being sentenced to 18 years in prison by Judge Jennifer Pena from the 290th District Court of Bexar County, Texas.

May 19, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round-Up: March 1 – 312023

The law enforcement round-up is comprised of important arrests from the Child Exploitation Unit, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and Fugitive Apprehension Unit.

May 05, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Sends Let­ter to Con­gress to Pre­vent Fed­er­al Inter­fer­ence with State Crim­i­nal Jus­tice Administration

Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to take action to prevent federal interference in state-level criminal justice systems.  

May 03, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round-Up: Feb­ru­ary 16 – 282023

The law enforcement round-up is comprised of important arrests from the Human Trafficking Unit, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and Fugitive Apprehension Unit.

April 12, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round-Up: Feb­ru­ary 1 – 152023

The law enforcement round-up is comprised of important arrests from the Child Exploitation Unit, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and Fugitive Apprehension Unit.

March 31, 2023 | Press Release

Paxton’s Crim­i­nal Pros­e­cu­tions Divi­sion Helps Secure Guilty Ver­dict for Murderer

Efforts by Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Prosecutions Division led to a Starr County jury finding Gerardo Echavarria, Jr. guilty of the murder of Juan Raul Requenez.

March 09, 2023 | Press Release

Pax­ton Oppos­es New Fed­er­al Rules Mak­ing it Hard­er to Crack Down on Finan­cial Crimes

Attorney General Paxton sent a multistate comment letter to the Policy Division of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), which is a federal entity that aids state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in stopping financial crime.

March 01, 2023 | Press Release

Attor­ney Gen­er­al Paxton’s Law Enforce­ment Round-Up: Jan­u­ary 16 – 312023

The law enforcement round-up is comprised of important arrests from the Child Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Special Crimes, and Fugitive Apprehension Units.

February 28, 2023 | Press Release

Paxton’s Crim­i­nal Pros­e­cu­tions Divi­sion Secures Con­vic­tion for Man who Shot and Killed a Fam­i­ly of Three

Attorney General Paxton’s Criminal Prosecutions Division has helped prosecute and secure the conviction of Robert Allen Satterfield for capital murder, in the 329th District Court of Wharton County.

February 27, 2023 | Press Release